Seven Capitol Police officers on Thursday sued former President Donald Trump, the Proud Boys and others for their alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, is the first to implicate that Trump and his campaign worked alongside far-right extremists and White supremacists to overthrow the 2020 election.
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Among the defendants named in the suit were Republican operative Roger Stone, the Oath Keepers, the Stop the Steal campaign and more than two dozen individuals who promoted the the baseless claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
Thousands of Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, immediately following a speech he gave at the Ellipse. The protesters stormed the Capitol in an effort to stop a joint session of Congress from certifying the results of the election in favor of President Joe Biden.
During the attack, more than 140 Capitol police and Metropolitan Police officers were injured.
“Plaintiffs and their fellow law enforcement officers risked their lives to defend the Capitol from a violent, mass attack — an attack provoked, aided and joined by defendants in an unlawful effort to use force, intimidation and threats to prevent Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 presidential election,” the lawsuit said.
“Because of defendants’ unlawful actions, plaintiffs were violently assaulted, spat on, tear-gassed, bear-sprayed, subjected to racial slurs and epithets and put in fear for their lives. Plaintiffs’ injuries, which defendants caused, persist to this day.”
A statement on the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, which is representing the plaintiffs, accused the defendants of violating the Ku Klux Klan Act, which bans conspiracies to use force, intimidation and threats to keep law enforcement officers from doing their job.
Plaintiffs named in the suit include Conrad Smith, Danny McElroy, Byron Evans, Governor Latson, Melissa Marshall, Michael Fortune and Jason Deroche.
“We joined the Capitol Police to uphold the law and protect the Capitol community,” a statement from the officers says.
“On Jan. 6 we tried to stop people from breaking the law and destroying our democracy. Since then our jobs and those of our colleagues have become infinitely more dangerous. We want to do what we can to make sure the people who did this are held accountable and that no one can do this again.”
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The treachery of the traitorous, socialist Democrat Party know no bounds.
The Disgraceful Democrat Party’s Chutzpah Knows No Bounds
The definition of “chutzpah.” It’s someone killing his parents and then falling on the mercy of the court on account of his being an orphan.
“Are you going to believe me or your lying eyes?”
With the # of traitorous judges, i can UNFORTUNATELY, easily see them WINNING SAID suit..
“Because of defendants’ unlawful actions, plaintiffs were violently assaulted, spat on, tear-gassed, bear-sprayed, subjected to racial slurs and epithets and put in fear for their lives. Plaintiffs’ injuries, which defendants caused, persist to this day.” Yeah—it looks like your Trump Derangement Syndrome has gotten much worse and is adversely affecting your mental capabilities.
“On Jan. 6 we tried to stop people from breaking the law and destroying our democracy. Since then our jobs and those of our colleagues have become infinitely more dangerous. We want to do what we can to make sure the people who did this are held accountable and that no one can do this again.” Then, the people you claim you were trying to protect—Congressional Democrats—should be able to help you immensely in that regard. They probably won’t be cooperative, but they hold the answers you seek.
HOWS about they sue the DEMOCRATS< for flat out FINANCING THE YEAR+ long rioting and arson, from ANTIFA AND BLM, that injured AND KILLED< far more cops, than the ONE DAY EVENT on the sixth..
The article used all the right Democrat ‘dog whistle’ words to gin up hatred without actually stateing any of the real facts that have been released to the public. Because the FBI report took much of the wind out of the sails of insurrection fable a new strategy was needed to keep it in the public eye since the Select committee is merely a rubber stamp for Pelosi and Schumer’s NeverTrumpism!
How about releasing HOURS of video that shows exactly what happened that day? Pelosi won’t release the video… WHY?
That video footage has already been Shredded, burned, and buried…
This lawsuit is a political stunt. Police taking political sides is a violation of their duty. Are they suing BLM, Antifa, or MS-13?
They damn well should BUT these cowards, probably are too SCARED to do that.
Wonder if all this is being urged under the direction of pelosi so she can try to make a stronger case against Trump. She can say, see even our police personnel “know” Trump was behind this so that is why they have sued him.
Maybe they’re gearing up, to try and impeach him a fourth time!
Seven Capitol Police officers on Thursday sued former President Donald Trump, the Proud Boys and others for their alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Correction to the above, Seven Democrat Capital Police Officers !
Right now, UNTIL I see evidence to the contrary, the WHOLE DAMN capital police, i fear, is filled with nothing BUT COMMUCRAT officers..
I have met many Proud Boys.
Most of them are veterans who fought for this country. All of them are patriots.! Their only crime is not bowing to to the whim of the garbage that is running our country.
Joe Biggs who served tours in both Iraq and Afghanistan and who is the recipient of multiple purple hearts is now a political prisoner who has actually been tortured by these scumbags and is still locked up for nothing more than trying to exercise his first amendment right to protest peacefully on Jan. 6th.
I hope and pray that there will be a day of reckoning for Biden, Pelosi, Shumer, Schiff, Harris and the rest of these worthless sub human pieces of garbage… along with their media acolytes!
I Hope that day of reckoning comes, BEFORE THEY FINALLY finish destroying this nation…
But didn’t the FBI say they find any Connection to trump from the Protesters